How to be healthy and frugal
Hello Dear Reader,Frugal in Bucks asked in her blog "Can you be healthy and frugal?" My resounding answer to that is yes you can! I thought I would break this up into manageable chunks as any form of...
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Weighing up my options
Hello Dear Reader,I was asked to break down portion control to show what the weight actually looks like on my plate.I cooked a 2kg leg of lamb on Sunday and we're still eating it!!! To eat well,...
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Frugal Thanks
Hello Dear Reader,It's the time of year when there are many colleagues to thank. For taking and passing on messages, for keeping my room clean, for putting displays on high walls, for supporting me...
View ArticleA perfect gift for all of you
Hello Dear Reader,Have you ever felt that anything you do isn't good enough? Do you sometime feel that all your efforts come to nothing? Do you ever felt held back by the fear that just one step could...
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How to build up a savings fund
Hello Dear Reader,You'll have to excuse me! I'm feeling very, very smug! It's Christmas in a few days and other than spending small amount of money on token gifts, my salary is totally intact. I have a...
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Draught dodging!
Hello Dear Reader,It's been a busy, blustery and wet weekend here in Cornwall. The plumber has created a utility area in our back porch. The view is from the kitchen sink. We have been to our local...
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I'm an Approved Food Blogger!!!
Hello Dear Reader,I have been chosen, along with a few other bloggers, one being the lovely Elaine at 'Mortgage free in three' to blog for Approved Food. I will be sharing recipes, advice on frugal...
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Home insulation on a tiny budget
Hello Dear Reader,I had to do something about our windows. They are single pane, they leak air and they have the insulating properties of a Rizla paper! They were so draughty that the curtains were...
View ArticleStormy weather?
Hello Dear Reader,Apologies. Yesterday a massive storm meant that it took me three and a half hours to get home. Tonight, I'm baking and decorating over one hundred cupcakes for a fundraiser.Normal...
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Do you really need to be frugal?
Hello Dear Reader,I know I am well off. I know we both have good well salaried jobs and that we live well. I don't have to cook all our own food, I choose to. I don't have to make quilts and our own...
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Making the most of the shortest day
Hello Dear Reader,If you are in Australia, then today is your Summer Solstice whilst here, it's the Winter Solstice and the mark of the turning year. It's the shortest day and from now on, the days...
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Gluten free Christmas cake and mince pies
Hello Dear Reader,I thought it would be easy enough to buy gluten free mince pies and Christmas cake. My local supermarkets didn't sell either at all so I looked online. One well known gluten free...
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How to feed a family on less than you would think
Hello Dear Reader,You told me all about your food spend and wanted some help on: batch cooking and freezing, reasonably priced lunches, healthy meals for your little boy who's nursery school age and...
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Feeling Blessed?
Hello Dear Reader,Thanks for all your Christmas wishes and kind messages. We 've had the most perfect couple of days. After years of being the caterer and hostess, it was lovely to have the day off. We...
View ArticleChange your behaviour to live a better life!
Hello Dear Reader,I will be on Radio Cornwall on Sunday and this week's topic is going to be all about sticking to goals. I find it really easy to set a target and then single mindedly work towards it....
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Quilting for family and friends
Hello Dear Reader,I've had a joyous day in my sewing room. I had made all of the blocks in this quilt before we moved but it's been too long since I've sat at my sewing machine. II have a stack of...
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Pledge to become debt free in 2014.
Hello Dear Reader,First of all, thanks and apologies. Thanks to everyone who sent emails to Tracy about budgeting and money management. Apologies, we were not able to read them all out today but will...
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Old fashioned thrift
Hello Dear Reader,I was asked once if I recycle much, to be honest, I don't. I mainly re-use. My local hardware store is called Modern Grates and they sell everything. Anything that any one might need...
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Five easy steps to saving money in 2014
Hello Dear Reader,You may read Frugal Queen everyday but you may have stumbled this way looking for advice for the very first time. You may have decided that 2014 is the year that you are going to sort...
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